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03/06/2025
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With Easter on its way, please think twice before getting a live animal for your child’s Easter basket! Many parents believe that raising a duckling can be a fun learning experience for a child, and that it can end with dropping the animal off at the nearest lake when it gets bigger. It’s unfortunately not that simple.
Ducks sold as pets are domesticated animals, just like cats, dogs, or cattle. They don’t have the same survival skills as their wild counterparts and can’t forage, migrate, or avoid predators. You (hopefully!) wouldn’t get your child a puppy and then dump it at the park when it gets older, so please don’t do that to a duck.
Unless you’re prepared for a lifelong commitment to a new pet, skip the live bunnies, chicks, and ducklings, and opt for chocolate instead.
